Evaluation of Hybrids for Growth, Yield and Yield Attributes in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)

Author: D. Venkatesh, J. Srinivas, D. Lakshminarayana, K. Nagaraju, B. Sai Krishna Nikhil and G. Sathish

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Abstract

The present investigation entitled “Evaluation of hybrids for growth, yield and yield attributes in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)” was undertaken in P.G. research block at College of Horticulture, Mojerla, Wanaparthy District from kharif, 2022 to rabi, 2023. The experimental design laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications, thirteen parents thus identified based on per se performance and genetic investigation methods were crossed in Line × Tester during rabi 2022-23. The resultant thirty direct crosses along with ten lines, three tester parents and two checks (Arka Anamika and PDKV Pragati) were evaluated in rabi 2022-23 for combining ability, heterosis so as to identify promising F1 hybrids with high productivity, good fruit quality for commercial exploitation. Among 30 hybrids two crosses viz., IC42456 × Kashi Lalima and IC42456 × Parbhani Kranti showed best mean performance for yield and yield contributing traits like number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant (kg) and fruit yield per hectare (tonn). Identified promising hybrids viz., IC42456 × Kashi Lalima and IC42456 × Parbhani Kranti can be examined in multi-location experiments to confirm their efficacy and stability in a various of agroclimatic locations.

Keywords

Okra, Hybrids, Parents, Yield and YVMV resistance

Conclusion

Mean performances of parents and hybrids. Indicated that hybrids performed better than the parents from the heterosis studies promising hybrids identified based on per se performance for the yield and yield contributing characters viz., number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant (kg), fruit yield per hectare (tonn) of IC42456 and IC42456 × Kashi Lalima and IC42456 × Parbhani Kranti.

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How to cite this article

D. Venkatesh, J. Srinivas, D. Lakshminarayana, K. Nagaraju, B. Sai Krishna Nikhil and G. Sathish (2023). Evaluation of Hybrids for Growth, Yield and Yield Attributes in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(10): 536-543.